Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
Nighat Dad: Jak pakistańskie kobiety odzyskują internet
TED Fellow Nighat Dad heads the Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan -- a researched based advocacy not-for-profit geared towards ICT to support human rights, democratic processes, and digital governance. Full bio
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twoje prawo do istnienia
wiadomość z pogróżkami,
face in Pakistan is very serious
bardzo brutalnych prześladowań,
from accessing the internet --
je od korzystania z internetu,
country in the world,
na świecie pod względem populacji,
to mobile technologies,
do technologii komórkowej,
na poziomie 15 procent.
with the rise of new technologies.
z rozwojem nowych technologii.
of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner,
laureatka Pokojowej Nagrody Nobla,
the twisted concept of honor
gdzie pokrętne poczucie honoru
right outside their houses
z domu na pewną śmierć
in Punjab, Pakistan,
w Pendżabie, prowincji Pakistanu,
to pursue their higher education.
didn't allow their women
nie pozwalała kobietom
or their professional careers.
male guardians of my family,
mężczyzn w rodzinie,
supported my ambitions.
naprawdę wspierał moje dążenia.
it's either me or them,
przed wyborem: oni albo ja
and expectations for a woman
wobec kobiet w rodzinie
do czasu zamążpójścia.
phone until I was married.
for my own surveillance.
of being surveilled by my ex-husband,
na nadzór ówczesnego męża,
son, Abdullah.
synkiem, Abdullahem.
when I first asked myself, "Why?
sobie pytanie: "Dlaczego?".
to enjoy the same equal rights
tymi samymi, równymi prawami
has the same equal access
że kobiety są uprawnione
fathers and husbands --
bracia, ojcowie i mężowie...
naprawdę nie ma znaczenia?
these patriarchal structures
nad strukturami patriarchalnymi
Foundation in 2012
Foundation w 2012 roku,
and women's experiences in online spaces
i doświadczeniami kobiet w internecie,
zasadnicze prawo człowieka.
is their fundamental, basic, human right,
in igniting the spark
iskrę i rozpocząć dyskusję,
that have bothered me all these years.
które dręczą mnie od lat.
first cyberharassment help line
telefon zaufania dla ofiar cyberprzemocy
who do not know who to turn to
które nie wiedzą do kogo się zwrócić,
the necessary support
które nie dostają wsparcia
when they feel unsafe in online spaces,
i nie czują się bezpiecznie w internecie.
codziennych czynności,
a rape threat in their in-box.
odbiorczej jest mail z groźbą gwałtu.
is an access to knowledge,
to dostęp do wiedzy,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Nighat Dad - Lawyer, human rights activistTED Fellow Nighat Dad heads the Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan -- a researched based advocacy not-for-profit geared towards ICT to support human rights, democratic processes, and digital governance.
Why you should listen
Nighat Dad is an accomplished lawyer and a human rights activist. She is one of the pioneers who have been campaigning around access to open internet in Pakistan and globally. She is the only Pakistani fellow for Young Global Leaders 2018 supported by World Economic Forum and TEDGlobal Fellows for 2017. She has been listed as a Next Generation Leader by TIME and is the recipient of Atlantic Council Freedom Award and Human Rights Tulip Award.
Dad has been fighting against online gender-based violence, making the internet safe and inclusive for everyone to use. She's been referred to as the "Pakistani lawyer trolling the trolls" by BBC for her valor in calling out the harassers online. She has been actively advocating for increased participation of women in public spaces through national and international platforms. She tweets at @nighatdad.
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